Editing Highwood, Illinois (section)

== Geography ==
Highwood is located in southeastern Lake County at {{Coord|42.205357|-87.812345|type:city_region:US|format=dms|display=inline}},<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> on a ridge {{convert|100|ft}} above the elevation of [[Lake Michigan]].

According to the 2010 census, Highwood has a total area of {{convert|0.71|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, all land.<ref name="census-g001">{{cite web
  |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1734865
  |title=G001 - Geographic Identifiers - 2010 Census Summary File 1
  |access-date=2015-12-27
  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]
  |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213055205/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1734865
  |archive-date=2020-02-13
  |url-status=dead
  }}</ref>

The city is located next to [[Highland Park, Illinois|Highland Park]] and [[Fort Sheridan, Illinois|Fort Sheridan]], and south of the Fort Sheridan Forest Preserve.